How do planets form?

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Despite decades of progress in discovering planets outside our solar system, research by the OU has concluded that there is still insufficient evidence to say exactly how planets are made. The research is led by a team of OU academics headed up by Dr Helen Fraser, Senior Lecturer in Astronomy at the School of Physical Sciences.

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A man in the woods, kneeling down with a wicker basket next to him on the ground, and cutting mushrooms with a knife

Foraged mushrooms and sea beet featured in British meals in the 16th century. Why not today?

Wild garlic, oyster mushrooms and sea beet were once regularly gathered and eaten as part of meals across the UK. Today, some people have concerns about eating food growing in the woods or hedgerows, but are keen to discuss why – as our research shows.

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